Month: August 2016

Rising student loan debt has become an impediment to an entire generation’s dreams of success through a college education. If you’re mired in debt yourself, it may feel impossible to make any serious headway on the total...VIEW MORE

Getting help managing your student loan debt is a good idea, but it shouldn’t cost a thing. Brett Greer, 42, and Selina Leonard, 24, have many differences but at least one thing in common: They both paid...VIEW MORE

In 2015, 71% of college graduates left school with an average of $35,051 in debt, nearly quadruple the average debt among college graduates in 1993. That’s a lot of debt to be strapped with as graduates make...VIEW MORE

Student loans are a crushing burden to many recent college graduates, taking them untold years to pay off and thwarting their wealth building. Christina Gann Munguia, an associate advisor in Redwood City, Calif., for Hewins Financial Advisors,...VIEW MORE

The list of companies deciding to help employees with their student loan debt is growing. Aetna recently announced that next year it’ll match eligible employees’ student loan payments up to $2,000 per year, with a maximum benefit...VIEW MORE

Thanks in large part to Obama policies, only 37% of borrowers are paying down their student loans. In her speech at the Democratic National Convention, Hillary Clinton exclaimed, “Bernie Sanders and I will work together to make college tuition-free for...VIEW MORE

By Attorney Xenophon Peters, Esq., Partner, Peters and Associates, LLP Student loan debt and the cost of higher education in the United States are hotly contested and pressing issues for consumers, educational institutions and lawmakers. Marketwatch reports...VIEW MORE

I’ve talked to several people lately who were freaking out about their student loans. They were feeling like they were failing at money and this debt was going to be the death of their chances at financial...VIEW MORE

Depending on whom you ask, the prospect of a Trump presidency or a Clinton one conjures up fear and dread, keeping countless adults up at night. That same concern can’t be said of college students, who are...VIEW MORE

Headlines

June 15, 2017

For most borrowers, federal student loans don’t go away until you pay them off. But in rare cases, the government will discharge the remaining balance of your student loans. In fact, there are seven options for student...VIEW MORE

June 14, 2017

Americans now hold more student loan debt than ever before, and many workers must pay off loans before they can start thinking about their financial future. Last week, Memphis announced the launch of a Student Loan Reduction...VIEW MORE

June 08, 2017

The Education Department said Tuesday that the hundreds of thousands of doctors, lawyers, teachers and social workers on track for a form of student loan forgiveness will not be affected by President Trump’s proposal to get rid...VIEW MORE

June 07, 2017

Curry Oglesby knows the challenges firsthand of trying to pay down her debt and also plan for her future. “It’s not like I have savings right now,” she said. The 30-year-old graduated from Howard University in 2009...VIEW MORE